Branch’s parents, Sandra and David, still reside in Penticton. They also said the baby came as a complete surprise to the couple.

“She didn’t know she was pregnant,” said Sandra. “She was having stomach pains on the plane about two hours into the flight. She didn’t know what was happening to her. So they put her in business class and there were two doctors on the plane. They hooked her up to an IV and gave her some Tylenol but that didn’t help and all of a sudden there was this baby.”

Branch says the baby is in perfect health and the couple have since left the hospital.

“They’re not going to tour like they originally planned, they’re not going to be seeing too much of anything there,” said David.